Education is the foundation of the nation, and it is also the main shortcut in the development of professionals.
Yong Kang city has 11 elementary schools, which are Yong Kang, Dawan, Sanchun, Fusing, Longtan, Sishi, Daciao, Kunshan, Wuwang, Yungshin, Shengli. The high schools are: Yong Kang, Yung Jen, Da Ciao, and the Tainan county Dawan Senior high school (with a junior high school division), the Affiliated Senior High school of National Tainan Teachers College, the National Tainan Industrial Vocational High School.  In addition to these, there are also post-secondary institutes such as the Tainan Women's College of Arts & Technology, the Kun Shan and Southern Taiwan University of Technology which help to build a stronger education in the city and foster countless excellent students.  These schools are truly the pride of Yong Kang. 
To achieve the educational goals of diversified teaching and applicable learning Yong Kang city actively strive to build more schools, enrich the curriculum so as to foster a more dynamic and fun learning experience. 
The city library has an excellent collection, and regularly hosts all sorts of cultural events year-round to encourage residents to keep learning.  The results have been wonderful.  The city also pays attention to the well rounding of youths' physical and mental development.  Parent-child 3-on-3 basketball games are held during the summer vacation to provide local adolescents with proper leisure activities.